24 December 2009

All is calm, all is bright

It was so good to spend some time with my family in South Africa where it was hot and sunny. We talked, laughed, ate, shopped and I took lots of photos. I took my smaller Nikon coolpix so the photo quality is not as good as with the bigger camera but there is still plenty to show you. I also want to say a big thank you to all who have shown me so much love and support. I am so happy to tell you that a full body PET scan has shown that my Hubby doesn't have any cancer in his body. That was such an answer to our prayers. We feel like a weight has been lifted from our shoulders and we can finally start to look towards the future rather than to live from day to day.

I always try to visit South Africa during the UK winter. The sunshine and beautiful flowers have a way of lifting my spirit and it is always a good time to reflect on my life, my goals and to be inspired.

As it is Christmas Eve, I wanted to show you some of the Christmas decorations that I saw in a couple of malls:

Maybe not traditional but, I like how they have an 'Africa' feel to them.

I had a great time.

But, then I came home to this:

Photo taken through train window.

This was the train platform:

I was in the last train carriage so, this chick had to walk through all of that and then over a bridge (to get to the other side.

May I take this opportunity to wish you a very blessed Christmas and say thank you so much for your support and for reading my random ramblings.